6 U.S.C. § 764

National exercise simulation center

The President shall establish a national exercise simulation center that—

(1)

uses a mix of live, virtual, and constructive simulations to—

(A)

prepare elected officials, emergency managers, emergency response providers, and emergency support providers at all levels of government to operate cohesively;

(B)

provide a learning environment for the homeland security personnel of all Federal agencies;

(C)

assist in the development of operational procedures and exercises, particularly those based on catastrophic incidents; and

(D)

allow incident commanders to exercise decisionmaking in a simulated environment; and

(2)

uses modeling and simulation for training, exercises, and command and control functions at the operational level.

( Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 664 , Oct. 4, 2006 , 120 Stat. 1433 .)